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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
So in an effort to enrich my understanding of popular culture (or procrastinate from doing anything useful) I came upon a website known as SydLexia.com. Here one can find interesting factoids and commentaries about 80's pop culture...most notably NES games. While perusing this archive of wonderment I came upon a life-changing article revealing the truth about Super Mario 2. Here is a synopsis of what I discovered:
Super Mario 2, released in 1988, as Western civilization knows it was specifically marketed to the US and European markets. Another completely different version was sold in Japan around the same time. Why two different versions? Apparently Japan felt North American culture was not advanced enough to handle their original version of SMB2. Instead they reworked a game called Doki Doki Panic into a Mario-esque addition to the franchise. Images to prove:
(c) SydLexia.com
Shocking, I know. For more info, visit: http://www.sydlexia.com/smb2j.htm
Super Mario 2, released in 1988, as Western civilization knows it was specifically marketed to the US and European markets. Another completely different version was sold in Japan around the same time. Why two different versions? Apparently Japan felt North American culture was not advanced enough to handle their original version of SMB2. Instead they reworked a game called Doki Doki Panic into a Mario-esque addition to the franchise. Images to prove:
(c) SydLexia.com
Shocking, I know. For more info, visit: http://www.sydlexia.com/smb2j.htm
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